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City and County of San Francisco Legislation Details File #:  Version: 5 130248 Name: Administrative Code - California Environmental 
Quality Act Procedures, Appeals, and Public Notice 
Requirements
Status: Type: Ordinance Killed File created: In control: 5/14/2013 Board of Supervisors On agenda: Final action: 7/16/2013 Enactment date: Enactment #: Title: Ordinance amending Administrative Code, Chapter 31, to provide for appeals under the California  Environmental Quality Act to the Board of Supervisors of environmental impact reports, negative  declarations, exemption determinations, and determinations on modified projects; to clarify and  update existing Chapter 31 procedures, including without limitation: to provide for the Planning  Department or Planning Commission to approve all exemption determinations; to require the Planning  Department to establish an electronic notification system; to expand noticing of exempt projects; to  require new noticing when filing notices of exemption and notices of determination; to revise noticing  of negative declarations and environmental impact reports for plans of 20 acres or more; to provide an  expanded role for the Historic Preservation Commission; and making environmental findings. Sponsors: Jane Kim, David Campos, John Avalos, Eric Mar, Norman Yee Attachments: 1. Leg_Ver1, 2. Leg_Ver2, 3. Leg_Dig_Ver2, 4. Cat_Ex_041713, 5. Comm_Packet_042213, 6. 
Response_MTA_042213, 7. Response_PLN_042913, 8. Comm_Packet_050613, 9. 
Comm_Packet_051313, 10. Leg_Ver3, 11. Leg_Dig_Ver3, 12. Comm_Packet_052013, 13. Leg_Ver4, 
14. Leg_Dig_Ver4, 15. Comm_Packet_061713, 16. Leg_Ver5, 17. Board_Packet_062513, 18. 
Board_Packet_070913, 19. Board_Packet_071613
Action By Date Action Result Ver. REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT Clerk of the Board 3/20/2013 1 SUBSTITUTED, AND ASSIGNED President 4/9/2013 1 REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT Clerk of the Board 4/12/2013 2 RESPONSE RECEIVED Planning Department 4/17/2013 2 RESPONSE RECEIVED Municipal Transportation Agency 4/22/2013 2 CONTINUED Land Use and Economic 
Development Committee
4/22/2013 2 Pass RESPONSE RECEIVED Planning Commission 4/29/2013 2 CONTINUED Land Use and Economic 
Development Committee
5/6/2013 2 Pass CONTINUED Land Use and Economic 
Development Committee
5/13/2013 2 Pass SUBSTITUTED AND ASSIGNED President 5/14/2013 3 REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT Clerk of the Board 5/15/2013 3 AMENDED Land Use and Economic 
Development Committee
5/20/2013 3 Pass CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR 
AS AMENDED
Land Use and Economic 
Development Committee
5/20/2013 4 Pass AMENDED Land Use and Economic 
Development Committee
6/17/2013 4 Pass REFERRED WITHOUT 
RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED
Land Use and Economic 
Development Committee
6/17/2013 5 Pass CONTINUED ON FIRST READING Board of Supervisors 6/25/2013 5 Pass
CONTINUED ON FIRST READING Board of Supervisors 7/9/2013 5 Pass TABLED Board of Supervisors 7/16/2013 5 Pass